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Imagined Futures: Afrofuturism

March 23, 2026·18 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

From the juke joint scenes in the Oscar-winning film Sinners to Parliament-Funkadelic album covers and beyond, explore how Afrofuturism's visual history can be traced through comics, music, data visualisation, and contemporary art.Featuring Ytasha Womack and Reynaldo Anderson.RELATED LINKS: Object: https://objectstories.co/ Before Yesterday We Could Fly at the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/afrofuturist-period-room W.E.B. Du Bois's hand-drawn infographics: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/w-e-b-du-bois-hand-drawn-infographics-of-african-american-life-1900/EPISODE CREDITS: Host, research & production: Ferren Gipson Music: Tom Lloyd Object cover art: Anna Bu KliewerThe Imagined Futures miniseries is produced in partnership with The Public Domain Review. https://publicdomainreview.org/ Learn more at objectstories.co Follow @ferrengipson on Instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit object.substack.com

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